Black Pearl, 1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BLACK PEARL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
License #: 5603550
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 5/6/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used as ice scoop at bar.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Compressor cover missing and doors in disrepair on sliding glass door reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Wait area
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Cookline
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 84 °F, operator placed on cookline.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pitcher in cookline handwash sink
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Multiple
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cookline handwash sink
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Cookline handwash sink
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of training available for Jimmy a glover, Eddie Moore, Jad Franklin, Tommy Ingram, Ricio Figueron, Tristan Jefferson, Jennifer Vickeys, Taylor Hylanch, Jessika Kelsh, Cassie Holt, Brandon Brotheren, Jimmie Jacobs, Danny Ingran, Jimmie Pile, and Zachary Smalling.
5/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Souffl cup used to dispense food ingredient. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Cooler ribs.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Sugar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar.
  • Basic - Single-service articles stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Unwrapped straws. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Bar.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
  • High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimp 55° f, fish 55° f. Placed into cooler 42° f **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. Eight 15lb tanks stored in dry storage room. **Corrected On-Site**
10/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink, kitchen.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor, containers of flour Planko.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer, grouper.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, Planko flour.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Tuna over spinach reachin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, silverware magnet. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, cooler on side of cookline.
4/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/23/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Glass door on upright cooler is cracked. It''s unit is being used during renovations, not permanently. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Kitchen is undergoing remodel, changing of walkin cooler/ dishmachine locations. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerated drawers not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning**
2/21/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**
  • Basic - Glass door on upright cooler is cracked. It's unit is being used during renovations, not permanently. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reachin cooler cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in drawers at cook line cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Grouper 50?f steak 48?f amberjack 49?f for less than 4 hours. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer y not all products commercially packaged. Chicken over yellowfin tuna in upright cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Kitchen is undergoing remodel, changing of walkin cooler/ dishmachine locations. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerated drawers not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Expired 6/12. **Warning**
2/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - OBSERVED CHICKEN, FISH IN STANDING WATER - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED HANDSINK USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES, FILLING PITCHER - COOKLINE - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED HERB BLEND NOT LABELED - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO DRYING PROVISIONS ON COOKLINE - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN REACH-IN COOLER - COOKLINE - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT COVERED (PICO DI GALLO)- COS
11/26/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Prepping mushroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of upright cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, waitress area.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Fish chowder at 126 degrees fahrenheit corrected to 201 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Thermometer located in upright cooler in disrepair, waitress area.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, flour. Corrected On Site.
3/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, pans cookline.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, blocked by pan. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor, under equipment.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food., bracelet.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler top soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Sunglasses next to sauce mix.
9/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm corrected to 50 ppm, replaced empty container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, blocked by dishes.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on food contact surface. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee talking on cell phone then proceeded to food preparation.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Repeat Violation.
4/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in upright cooler waitress area.
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor, lemons in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-09-1 Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-12-1 Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-16-1 Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Violation: 13-03-1 Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-19-1 Observed interior of cookline microwave soiled. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-21-1 Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-22-1 Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 23-07-1 Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, cookline.
  • Critical - Violation: 31-12-1 Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, lemon piece in waitress handsink.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, mens restroom.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-16-1 Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-17-1 Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Violation: 41B-03-1 Observed unlabeled spray bottle, label has worn off.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-02-1 Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
1/26/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in upright cooler waitress area.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, lemons in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Observed interior of cookline microwave soiled. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, cookline.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, lemon piece in waitress handsink.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, mens restroom.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dishwashing area.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, dishwashing area.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle, label has worn off.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Management doesn't have proof in restaurant.
11/23/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. No oyster warning sign with required language provided. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No tag on fresh shellfish, missing oysters tag received 3-05-10.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Steaks at 47 degrees fahrenheit scallops at 51 degrees fahrenheit beef kabobs at 47 degrees fahrenheit in reachin cooler units under grills for less than 4 hours.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler unit below grills.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, pan of utensils in handsink. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food, cleaner next to breading station.
3/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, noodles in reachin cooler cookline.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, crab mix in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar container.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, flour.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect, lemons. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, cookline.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, cookline pitcher in sink.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, mens restroom.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, bare hand contact. Corrected On Site.
9/21/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/17/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/20/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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